atender
Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.
Verb
[edit]atender
- to pay attention
- to look after, care for, take care of
Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.
Verb
[edit]atender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendín, past participle atendido)
atender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendim or atendi, past participle atendido, reintegrationist norm)
- to pay attention
- to take care of
- Synonym: coidar
Conjugation
[edit]1Less recommended.
Portuguese
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Verb
[edit]atender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendi, past participle atendido)
- (transitive) to answer (the phone, the door)
- to serve or answer (at a service counter or help desk)
- to take into account; to consider
- to meet, conform to, deal with or cater to (circumstances, requirements or expectations)
- to suit or accommodate (limitations, requirements or expectations)
Conjugation
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[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin attendere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]atender (first-person singular present atiendo, first-person singular preterite atendí, past participle atendido)
- (transitive) to pay attention to (something); to attend to (something)
- (transitive) to care for (someone, especially the ill)
- (transitive) to comply with (some rule)
- (intransitive) to pay attention; to mind
- atender a alguien ― to pay attention to someone
- (transitive) to answer (the phone)
Usage notes
[edit]- atender is a false friend, and does not mean “to attend (an event)”, although it can mean "to attend to" (someone or something). The word for "to attend" (an event) in Spanish is asistir, itself a false friend of assist.
Conjugation
[edit]These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “atender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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